Burial vault



L. COCHRAN Feb. 28, 1933.

BUR IAL VAUL'I' 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Jan. 26 1932 Feb. 28, 1933.

L. COCHRAN ,Y

BURIAL VAULT 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Jan. 26 1952 I [Nm I Y BOT'UM INNER SIDE le@ CUC/2mn www y 35 body portion embodiesa metal case11,which eachrectangular spaceor openingof the fab# Patentedrfeb. 2s, y1933 Y f l i f 1,899,312

, LEE COCHRAN, or ANDERSON, ,SOUTH CAROLINA;

y y v BURIAL VAULT` g f n application mammary 2e, `1932.. Yserieu No.f5s9,o24. My invention relates to improvementsin ranged beneath the l bottom of the case 11, and 'f' burialvaults; f f-J f y' `outer sides 17 'and 18.v These sides are fold- In accordance with my inventicmlprovide able upon lines 17" and adapted to be ara rburialfvault yformed of kconcrete or other rranged.,outwardly ofthe `'sides of themetal 5 plastic material, and having reinforcing case, and thenV folded inwardly upon themf mear'l'sr positively preventing lthesame from selves, on lines 20', produeinof inner sides21 crackingl'anda'lso serving toirender the Vault arranged upon the innrsur aces of the sides Waterproof The'v vault ispreferably `capa- "of the metalfcase.A The section'18 also ca'r c blefofbeinghermetically sealed. y.f i. A' ries an-inner bottom'i22, foldable along the 19 In-the accompanying 'drawings'formlnga line 23, Wherebythe bottom 22is arranged part jofthis specification, andiinlwhichlllke upon the top" of thezbottom Vof `the caseV l11. numerals aree'mployed to designatc'lkc parts vThe freel end of the; inner b0ttom22 is welded throughout the same, 4, 'l v- 1@ to the freeend ofthe innerside V21, lat'each 4 yFigure 1 isa perspective view'of a vault transverse strandl 13. "Thereinforcing fabf 15 embodying my invention, "i I y f ricalso embodies end portions`24, includingr Figure 2 1s a transverse section taken on outer ends25,Whichengagethe outer sides line 2-2 of Figure f1, y of the ends of the case 11, by folding the same f' Figure 3 is ,a detail transverse sectiontaken yalong lines 26. The portions 24 further .emon line 3'3 `of Figure 1,' 'v body inner ends 27, foldable along lines 28, Figure 4 is a fragmentary-perspectlve vieW so that the ends 27 Will engage theinner surofthereinfcrcing-means c Y faces of ythe endsof 'the metal -caseuxThe Figure 5 is aplanviewfpartly diagram- `outer ends 25 are Weldedto'the'outersides 17 matic, ofthe reinforoingfabric, f and 18, atl veach longitudinal strand `13, andy vFigure Gis a horizontal section through kone the innere ends are Weldedto the'inner'sides A Figure 7 is' a vertical section throughfone tion, the ends ofthe inner ends 27 are Welded side` of thernet lease andreinforcing fabric, to the ends lof the inner`bottom22,at each a11'd` v` f longitudinal strand. By the several welded -"Figure 8 is a perspective view of aniodified joints, the reinforcing .metal fabric,when apormfof vault. v y y f 'l I plied tothe case, becomes'an'integral struc- Referring ir'stto Figureslto 4,1inclusive, ture,nconforming to the shape :ofthe same, of *the drawingsythe numeral 10 designates andextending over theentireinner outer and thebody portion ofthe vault, which is open= inner surfaces of the same. Thev spacingele- Hat its top and closed atitsbottom. This ments 14', Which occur near'1each corner of 'may be formed of steel,firon, copper, lead, or ric,engage.with the case and'retainthe reinany suitable metal.I The metaljcase may'also forcing fabric suit-ably `spacedfrorn'the surbe tr'eatedvso that itfWill notcorrode. Highfaces of :themetal case.` Each spaeingvelely satisfactory results are obtained by formflnent 14 is U-shaped and bent fromv the trans-v"- f ing the case of steel, due to its ,strengthfandv uverse strandsf13 and projects laterally and in- 'stinessl- 'This'case' .is ank integral structure.-;-Wardly beyond the strands. ,Each spacing.- The numeral 12v designates a reinforcing element is directly rigidly attached to thevca'se metalffabric. This fabric embodies longituvby Welding, asshown at 29 in Figure`4.jff1t ,w-dinalfand transverse Astrandsr'l?) and 14,. and :is thus seen that the metal case and the rein-` 'these strands 'cross at a right angle,aifording forcing metal fabric are an integralstructure, i

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rectangular lopenings ory spaces.;v ,A At alliof andthe :several connectionsbetweenthe fabtheir points of crossing thesestrand'sare rig.y ric" and the ease. are uniforml'ydistributed k` idly 'attached to each? other byy Welding, as throughout-the entire lsurfaces ofthe case, and i shownmore clearly at 15, in 'Figure` 4v.' The Voccur near ea,ch.c0r1 lier of )the lrectangular metal fabrlc embodies anouter bottom 16,'ar- .spaces-ofthefabricu Y i Q5 lend of the metal case and reii'iforcin'g fabric, 21, at each longitudinal strand and, in` addi75 The metal case 11, equipped with the metal reinforcing fabric, as described, is embedded in a concrete case or covering 30, formed of cast concrete. The metal case and reinforcing fabricv have suitable mold elements arranged eXteriorly and interiorly of the same to permtoffthe inonnngof the @enquete case or coyering. ":Ibis `concrete catering .cornpletely encloses the case and reinforoingmtal fabric and extends over all exterior and interior surfaces. The metal case is thus embedded Within the concrete case or covering,

and is securely attached or bonded to the same, the metal case, reinforcing fabric and concrete case or covering thus forming, in effect, aneintegnal structure. Tebe concrete case is preferably cast ,with .an exterior :horizontal flange 31;

' es the top of the ibody portion-i0 is,v open, 4theNault is provided with a cover 32. This .eener includes alsheetfnietallining, formed obstakel, iron, .or :theli-ke, prefera-bly 'treated yter preventing icorroding. t rllhisconer lining is 'bent :along longitudinal lines, to produce the `desired transverse contour fof .thecover .and :includes ends 34, and vertical leide por,- ftionsri The coverliningz is provided with ,a reinforcing vmetal fabric 36, identical with the fabric 12. A sectionof this fabric iisiar rangediupon thetop orouter surface of the .covering lining :3;3, :and is bent inwardly over the longitudinal k,edges of ,the =same and :bent ltocolnforin to :thesliape oifthe inner surface of the lining, Ithe free-.edges ofthe fabric being Welded together yat each of- `the trans-verse ,strands '14. l'llhe reinforcing fabric extends .ovrer the entire inner `.and outer surfaces oaf the r,cover lining. "Ilhe spacing `elements 14 retain :the Wire fabric 36 `suitably spaced from the tcoiverlining, and :these spacing elements are :directly rigidly attached to the cover 'lin- .ing by Welding. LrThe reinforcing fabric is,

therefore, brigidly attached fto the cover lining at substantially .each lcornerof the rectangular spaces `of 1.the fabric., The `cover lining 33, .with the Vineta'l vreinforcing fabric applied thereto, in the manner .stated,.now-has the concrete caseor covering. 38 poured about .the same, tand when the .concrete case .or cover- -ing hardens,-the metal cover lining `33 and -reinforcing fabric will beembedded lWithin the sanne.` *The .concrete case or covering and the icover lining and reinforeingfabrie constitulte, in effect, an Yintegral structure. The .cover has a recess 39, for the reception of lthe top .of the body portion 10, and dependingzflangestt), to engage upon :the flange 31, `this .arrangement affording a hermetical seal.

-In Figure A8 I have-shownV a modified form lof burial vault within which the rbody porl ltion 4l, corresponding .to the body portion 10,

is formed c'losedat its top and open `at its i bottom. The openbottom-isclosed bye cover 'element or bottom 42, corresponding to the bottom 32. The construction of kthesefparts .being bent to form laterally QXtlldi'Dg the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim. 1

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim y A1. A V,burial vaultfembodyging la ,body por tion .comprising fan integral metal case., la metal reinforcing fabric 4ente.nding roverfthe .entire outer and ,inner surfaces of .the metal case .and ,ener ,the free edges ,of the same, 4lsaid reinforcing fabric ellihOslyfHlg lilgitlldllal .and itransverse Astrands which lers for `producing polygonal openings, said vfabric `lia-ving spacing elements ,at the corners ofeach polygonal opening, portions of the reinforcing 4fabric beingwelded together :and the spacing elements being welded to the Fmetal ease, :the'anrangement being such that thereinforcing fabric and metal ,caseforrn ineffect ranintegral stnuctu-re, anda concrete V,Case .having the metal case and minfcrcing metaljfab ric embedded therein.

2. A burial vault embodying a bodyffporf tion :comprising an integral `'metal lease, a metal reinforcing fabric extendingover the `entire outer and innersurfaces of the metal .case and over :the afreeedges of the same, Said fabric Iembodying longitudinal and .transverse strands 'which .for prodllillg polygonal openings, certain of the strands spac ing elements arranged near each corner of Aeach polygonal opening, Portions of the reinorcing fabric being Welded together -and ,the laterally extending spacing elements being `welded to the metal case, and a concrete zease having the .metal case and reinforcing fabric embeddedtherein,'thearrangethemetal case including strands which 4cross .each other for producing substantially recta-ngular openings, said fabric including an outer bottom,outer sides carried bythe bot- ,tomand foldable over Athe edges of the metal .caseand carrying inner sides, one inner side carrying an inner bottom foldable upon such inner side, the inner bottom havingy its strands at its free end welded to the corresponding strands of the other inner side,4 said fabric comprising outer ends carrying inner ends which are foldable over the edges of the ends of the metal case, the strands ofthey outer ends being Welded to the corresponding strands of the outer sides and the strands ofthe inner ends being Welded to the corresponding strands offthe Vinner sides and the inner bottom, certain of the strands being bent inwardly for `producing laterally projecting spacing elements, said spacing yelements being arranged near all ofy the corners of each substantially rectangularopening,` n y the spacingv elements `being Welded to the metal case, and a concretecase having the metal case and reinforcing fabric embedded therein,V the arrangement being such, that the metal case, reinforcing fabric, and concrete case form in efect an integral structure.

In testimony whereof, I aiiX my signature.

LEEl COCHRAN; e y 

